Wall-cleaner.



PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

S. F. VAUGHAN.

WALL CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11. 1906.

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SARAH F. VAUGHAN, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

WALL-CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed June 11, 1906. Serial. No. 3ZL130- To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, SARAH F. VAUGHAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of WVorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Wall-Cleaner, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a wall cleaner capable of general use, butespecially adapted for use in cleaning the tops of windows and doorcasings, and places of a similar character which cannot be reached byordinary wall cleaners as new constructed.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide resilient meansfor holding the cleaning cloth or the like in such a manner that thetops of window and door casings etc. can easily be reached and also toretain a good and efficient cleaner for ordinary purpgses such ascleaning walls, ceilings and the Further objects of the inventionare toso construct an instrument of this character that it can be veryconveniently and cheaply made and will possess great durability.

Reference to be had to the accompanying drawings i which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the use of the instrument incleaning the top of a window casing, and Fig. 2 is an enlargedperspective view showing a preferred construction of the device.

As shown in the drawings I prefer to construct the instrument mainly ofwire and in two parts, or members, one terminating in what I call twolongitudinal ends a. Said ends are extended in parallel lines to acertain point, from which they diverge from each other in bothdirections, and in alinement, to form bars a and at the ends of thesebars are springs a formed by coiling the wire. From the ends of thesesprings two arms a extend parallel with each other, being curved andconnected at their outer ends by a bar a". These parts are shown asintegral. The other Wire has a pair of similar parallel ends 1)extending to a certain point at which they diverge to form a transversebar I). This bar extends outwardly to the ends of the springs a and fromthese extend upwardly two arms 6 which at their outer ends are connectedby a transverse bar 5 These parts are located arallel with thecorresponding parts of t e other member.

The wires a and b are held together by a band 0 preferably formed ofsheet metal.

The transverse bars a and I) are also held together in a similar mannerby bands 0. In this construction it will be clear that I have rovided atongue formed of four wires, a, a, I), which are held in the end of ahandle (Z by which the instrument is manipulated. This handle may beformed in any desired shape, to ermit the operations to be carried outby the instrument. It will be seen also that the two bars a and b arerigidly held with respect to the wires a and b, and with respect to thehandle. The arms b which extend upwardly and which carry the transversebar 0 are curved and are in a stationary position with respect to theparts mentioned. However, as these parts are formed of wire, the arms 12are to a certain extent resilient. The arms a are formed of the samesize wire as the arms b and are resilient, but their main resiliency isobtained by the use of the springs a These arms a may be forced awayfrom the arms I) in order that the bars a and I), which in effectconstitute aws, may recede from each other, so as to receive and holdthe necessary cloth or the like. It is to be observed that theinstrument is in two parts, each part being formed by a single piece ofWire terminating at both ends in the cavity with which the end of thehandle is rovided, the wires being held together by t 1e bands asdescribed. In this manner an instrument is constructed of few parts,very cheaply made, and it is not likely to get out of order. The curvesin the arms of and b are provided for the purpose of enabling the oerator to clean the tops of window casings, door casings, pictures,mold.- ings, and the like without changing the position in which thearticle is ordinarily ap plied, and without the necessity of theoperator standing on a chair or step ladder.

It will be seen that on account of the shape of the arms a and I) theoperator is enabled to force the cleaning cloth to the rear of anyordinary elevated horizontal projection and to clean the inner partsthereof, holding the handle at the customary angle.

I/Vhile I have illustrated and described a particular form in which I atpresent prefer to embody my invention, I am aware that modifications maybe made therein, by persons skilled in the art, without departing fromthe scope of my invention as expressed in the claims; therefore, I donot wish to be limited to the exact construction shown in the drawings,and described, but

What I do claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is In a wallcleaner, the combination of two separate members each formed from asingle 5 integral piece of resilient wire each comprising a jaw, a pairof curved arms supporting said jaw, a pair of bars extending inwardlyfrom said arms and meeting at the centerand terminating in a pair ofparallel ends, the four ends of the two separate members being connectedtogether by a metallic band surrounding them, and a handle having acavity metallic bands and one of said members hav- 15 ing a coiledspring therein and forming an integral part thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SARAH F. VAUGHAN. Witnesses:

ALBERT E. FAY, LOUIS W. SOUTHGATE.

